Yoko Nakamura,Mohamud Daya
Yoko Nakamura
The primary goal of wound management is to achieve a functional closure with minimal scarring. Preventing infection is important to facilitate the healing process. Most simple, uncomplicated wounds do not need systemic antibiotics but benef...
Paresh R Patel,Michael A Miller
Paresh R Patel
Diligent posttreatment wound care management undoubtedly will improve wound outcome and patient satisfaction. There are limited recommendations in the literature to guide management plans. Nevertheless patients must receive specific instruc...
Rubén Gómez,Leopoldo C Cancio
Rubén Gómez
This article makes some introductory comments on the histology of the skin and the pathophysiology of burn injury as these topics pertain to the estimation of the depth of the burn injury. The definition of a major burn and the salient poin...
Bradley N Younggren,Mark Denny
Bradley N Younggren
Difficult wounds constitute a significant amount of the morbidity and mortality emergency physicians face on a daily basis. There are specific traumatic and atraumatic wounds that are difficult to manage and have a high risk of complication...
Vincent Ball,Bradley N Younggren
Vincent Ball
Emergency physicians treat millions of wounds annually in the United States. In 2004 approximately 6.4 million open wounds were seen in United States emergency departments, representing approximately 5.8% of all visits. This article discuss...
Daniel J Brown,Jon E Jaffe,Jody K Henson
Daniel J Brown
Many lacerations seen in the emergency department setting require specific management based on anatomic location. Lacerations of the fingertip, ear, nose, lip, tongue, and eyelid can be complex and require advanced management techniques. Ma...
Closure techniques [0.03%]
闭包技巧
Jeremy D Lloyd,Melvin J Marque rd,Robert F Kacprowicz
Jeremy D Lloyd
There are many techniques available for the closure of traumatic wounds in emergency departments. Each method has its own unique benefits and limitations that must be considered in each case individually. The best technique provides durabil...
Chad S Crystal,Todd J McArthur,Benjamin Harrison
Chad S Crystal
Emergency physicians come across a wide variety of painful conditions and perform a large number of uncomfortable procedures on a typical shift. This article describes the local anesthetic agents and their potential applications. The periph...
Principles of basic wound evaluation and management in the emergency department [0.03%]
急诊科基本伤口评估与处理原则
Ryan H DeBoard,Dawn F Rondeau,Christopher S Kang et al.
Ryan H DeBoard et al.
The primary objectives of basic wound management center around promoting optimal wound healing and cosmesis. These objectives may be achieved through the systematic assessment, preparation, and repair of the laceration supplemented with app...
Margaret K Strecker-McGraw,Thomas Russel Jones,David G Baer
Margaret K Strecker-McGraw
Wound healing is a complex interchange, orchestrated between cellular components that play their respective parts signaled by and mediated by different cellular instruments of healing. When healing is performed well, the final product is a ...